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Updated 8 May 2015, 18:50 AESTOfficers from Victoria and the Australian Federal Police conduct anti-terrorism raids in Melbourne’s northern suburbs as part of an ongoing investigation. The bomb squad were called in to search the property at Greenvale during anti-terrorism raids. (Credit: AAP) Officers from Victoria and the Australian Federal Police are conducting anti-terrorism raids…

Rethinking Security Policy in Australia and Southeast Asia By Joseph Chinyong Liow December 17, 2014 A hostage runs towards a police officer outside Lindt cafe where other were being held in central Sydney on December 15, 2014. (Jason Reed /Courtesy Reuters) Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Australia has enacted some of the harshest…

By David MurgatroydRecent reports exposed an embarrassing missed opportunity with Boston Marathon Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Although he was on a watch list, he was not detained on his return from Dagestan because the list used a different spelling of his name — “Tsarnayev”. Obviously we need technology to be more robust to simple spelling variations.…

The agency is battling a new generation of criminals, amid accusations that it has become a tool of dictators. Kathy Gilsinan May 12 2014, 11:53 AM ET 1 Interpol employees escort Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, a Costa Rican arrested on suspicion of assassinating an Argentine singer. (Reuters/The Atlantic) Earlier this month, local police, backed by Interpol,…

As the Home Affairs Committee recommends a shift in responsibility for terrorism matters, Andrew Staniforth examines the key relationship between the police and security services. Date – 13th May 2014 By – Andrew Staniforth – Police Oracle The recent recommendations by MPs for national counter-terrorism issues to be moved from the police to the…